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“Yes,” Prax said

Finding the eh to have essentially no resale value and stowed at brightly colored eency stations All the supplies in thedown a narrow side corridor that linked to the less popular co rink was easy The suits there were safety orange and green, e would have been more appropriate The masks ss sewn into the material The suit heaters looked ill cared for and likely to catch on fire if used too long Another blast ca closer than the one before

“Nukes,” Naoht have been talking about the weather

Prax shrugged

“Either way, a hit that gets into a corridorthe last seal along his side closed and checking the cheap green LED that pro systeht ood I don’t think Naomi and I stand a chance”

“Great,” Holden said

“I’ve lost the Roci,” Naoh the Soed The thought was on all their faces No one said it

“Over this way,” Prax said “There’s a service tunnel we used to use when I was in college We can get around the Marble Arch complex and head up from there”

“Whatever you say, buddy,” Aain The blood looked black in the faint blue light inside his helmet

It was his last walk Whatever happened, Prax was never co back here, because here wouldn’t exist The fast lope along the service corridor where Jaih was the last tied amphitheater under the old water treatment center where he’d had his first internship was cracked, the reservoir compromised It wouldn’t flood the corridors quickly, but in a couple of days, the passageould be filled in In a couple of days, it wouldn’t ency LEDs or else fell into shadow There was slush on the ground as the heating systeled to compensate for the madness and failed Twice, the as blocked, once by a pressure door that was actually still functional, once by an icefall Theyfor the port Prax was leading the, curved hall, then up a construction rah an empty tunnel, and …

The blue steel door that blocked their asn’t locked, but it was in safety mode The indicator said there was vacuu Gany through the three-dimensional architecture of his home station If the secret base was there, and he was here, then …

“We can’t get there,” he said

The others were silent for a ood answer,” Holden said “Find a different one”